People actually perform a task better when there is an audience present, a team of neuroscientists found, possibly disproving the natural assumption...
A man in the United Kingdom was found guilty for intentionally infecting five men with HIV, sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday,...
People who suffer from “white coat hypertension,” or those whose blood pressure rises when taken at a doctor’s office, a new study...
The number of confirmed E. coli cases linked to chopped romaine lettuce keeps growing, according to the US Centers for Disease Control...
A space rock containing diamonds that exploded in Earth’s atmosphere back in 2008 was part of a planet that was lost in...
The United States’ ongoing opioid epidemic continues to claim a growing number of lives, but there is a “silver lining” in the...
A whopping 95% of the world is breathing unhealthy air, with the poorest countries being the most affected, a new report has...
A surgeon in France has made medical history by performing a second face transplant on the same man. The patient is reportedly...
SpaceX’s plan to launch NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been put on hold until Wednesday, at the earliest. The $337...
Baboons being kept for medical testing at a research facility momentarily escaped to freedom after coming together to stage an elaborate escape...
Texas made headlines in 2016 when reports surfaced that the maternal mortality rate more than doubled in two years. But a new...
Immunotherapy can transform lung cancer treatments, giving patients hope for longer lives, doctors said on Monday. Pre-treating lung cancer patients with immune...
Ketamine – which has a reputation as a party drug – has “shown promise” as a quick treatment for major depression and...
Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria have made it too dangerous for health workers to vaccinate against polio, reports state. Families that have...
Sitting in front of a computer for hours on end can actually shrink the part of the brain that stores memories in...
Many trainee female surgeons who get pregnant or have kids consider leaving their careers before they even start, a study suggests. Researchers...
Parents in Michigan have filed a lawsuit against the state, alleging that it did not obtain their consent to draw or store...
The US Food and Drug Administration announced that concentrated, bulk caffeine products have no place on the market, and are declaring them...
The hot air hand dryers people use in public bathrooms may not be the best way to clean hands, researchers say. A...
Night owls run a 10% higher risk of developing health problems such as diabetes, psychological abnormalities and an increased possibility of dying....